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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
It's actually nearly guaranteed that you'll have shingles later in life. I think it's somewhere around 75% of all people 80 and over will get shingles.
As well, because of the immunizations that kids now get against chicken pox, the virus isn't being circulated in the general population like it used to and your body's resistance to the virus starts to drop. That's why there are more and more people in their 20's, 30's and 40's who are now getting shingles where they didn't see it until people got into their 60's, 70's and 80's when their resistance to the virus was lowered because of a naturally weakening immune system.
However, once you get shingles, your immune system gets a boost on it's resistance to the virus and you'll likely never get it again.
I know.
I got chicken pox p.II this summer.
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I got the shingles in July 2013... That shit ain't no joke..
Doc said I can get them again... Had a friend who got them on his face and scarred him for life